Biggest textile processing cluster coming up in TN

With Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board issuing notices to the scattered textile processing unit for polluting groundwater in the process of bleaching and dyeing due to which they are facing closure. Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) is going to facilitate a textile processing cluster near Kariyapatti in Virudhunagar district.

It will be the biggest cluster in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs. 250 crore.

Southern districts textile processing cluster private limited, promoted by around 400 family-run textile manufacturers of Madurai, Sivaganga and Virudhunagar, will have 36 state-of-the art bleaching and dyeing units, at Pottakulam and Thamaraikulam villages, off Kariyapatti.

According to MADITSSIA panel chairman for cluster development KR. Gnanasambandan that the scattered units which are facing closures need to move out and adopt better technology to run the show.

The State and the Centre have also given the in-principle consent for the park under the Integrated Processing Development Scheme of the Union Ministry of Textiles.

The special purpose vehicle formed for setting up the private industrial park, has bought 100 acres of land.

MADITSSIA established in 1974 caters to the needs of the District wide Tiny & Small Scale Industries. It arranges buyer seller interface through exhibitions and fairs, and also by effective liaisoning among industrial associations, industrial houses and goverment departments and agencies.

Recent Posts

Swisstulle advances dyeing efficiency with JigMaster

Swisstulle adopted JigMaster for its dyeing and finishing operations, especially for high-quality technical textiles used in fashion and automotive industries.

3 days ago

Birla Cellulose and Circ partner to scale textile recycling

Birla Cellulose, a leader under the Aditya Birla Group, has announced a long-term partnership with Circ, a U.S.-based textile recycling…

3 days ago

CARBIOS unveils enzymatically recycled polyester t-shirt

CARBIOS has collaborated with leading brands Patagonia, PUMA, Salomon etc. to create a groundbreaking polyester garment made entirely from textile…

3 days ago

Yangi launches sustainable fiber-based food tray

Yangi, renowned for its renewable packaging solutions, has launched a fiber-based food tray as a sustainable alternative to plastic trays…

3 days ago

Tarpaulife Project develops alternative to PVC-coated fabrics

The European Tarpaulife Project is working on polyolefin-coated fabrics, such as polyethylene, that can be manufactured to compete with PVC-coated…

3 days ago

Better Cotton to standardise measurements for cotton production

Better Cotton has joined the global non-profit alliance, Cascale, in a three-year project aimed at standardising LCA methods across the…

3 days ago